title: [Minimal invasive therapy of aneurysms of the superficial femoral artery and the popliteal artery].
abstract: Percutaneous stent placement has been described for treatment of aneurysms as an alternative to surgical therapy. Literature reports of percutaneous minimal invasive therapy of peripheral aneurysms shall be reviewed and compared with our own results. Six male patients (51-69 years) with femoropopliteal occlusions related to aneurysms were treated percutaneously. In two cases Wallstents and in four cases polyester-covered nitinol stents were applicated. A clinical investigation including doppler-ultrasound was performed 24 hrs, 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after the intervention. Stent placement succeeded in all cases. No adjunctive surgical treatment was necessary. Ankle-brachial-index (ABI) improved from 0.22 +/- 0.2 before to 0.74 +/- 0.2 24 hours after the intervention. One patient was lost for follow-up (Wallstent). A decrease of ABI and additional intraarterial angiography revealed stent-graft occlusion within one month (n = 2) and within three months (n = 1). One of these cases was successfully recanalized with local fibrinolysis therapy. In three patients patency of the stent persisted for 24 (+/- 2) months follow-up with three-vessel-supply of the calf. These results warrant further investigations for this minimal invasive method of percutaneous stent deployment as an alternative to surgical bypass treatment of femoropopliteal aneurysms. Time of hospitalization was reduced. At this time, surgical treatment of peripheral vascular aneurysms is gold standard.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Radiologische Diagnostik, Klinikum der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Müller-Hülsbeck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Link
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schwarzenberg
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Walluscheck
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Regensburger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Minimal-invasive Therapie von Aneurysmen der A. femoralis superficialis und der A. poplitea.